Montana electrician license & renewal
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License fee
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Required hours
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Exam
Journeyman: board approval followed by an open-book PSI exam; passing score at least 70%.
Renewal
on or before July 15 (renewal deadline) in even numbered years
Before you begin
Agency guidance
Individual electricians must work for a licensed electrical contractor; a journeyman may be responsible for a limited residential contractor.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Individual licensed electricians must work for a licensed electrical contractor. A journeyman licensee is eligible to be the responsible electrician for a limited residential electrical contractor.Official source
Agency guidance
An unlimited electrical contractor must have a master as its responsible electrician; the master exam requires at least 75%.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
A master licensee must be the responsible electrician for an unlimited electrical contractor. the required passing score is 75% or higher.Official source
Agency guidance
New graduates of approved apprenticeship programs are exempt from CE for their first renewal.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Newly licensed graduates of approved apprenticeship programs are exempt from CE requirements for their first renewal.Official source
How to get this license
Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.
Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Montana State Electrical Board
Official agency page
Check the qualifications
Education
Journeyman: complete an electrical apprenticeship with 8,000 hours of legally obtained practical experience and 576 hours of related instruction.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
journeyman apprenticeship completion includes 8000 hours legally obtained practical experience and 576 hours of related instruction/education.
Official sourceExperience
Master: four years as a licensed journeyman; at most 4,000 hours may be residential and the balance must be commercial under the responsible master of an unlimited contractor. Alternative: an accredited electrical-engineering bachelor's program and 2,000 legally obtained practical hours through a master-level apprenticeship.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Required four years licensed journeyman experience; per ARM 24.141.515 a maximum of 4000 hours may be residential in nature, the remaining balance must be commercial and supervised/signed off by a master responsible for an unlimited electrical contractor. Completion of a bachelor program in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university, and 2000 hours of practical experience legally obtained. To legally obtain practical hours, completion of a master level apprenticeship is required.
Official sourceExam
Journeyman: board approval followed by an open-book PSI exam; passing score at least 70%.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Electrical exams are administered by PSI. Once the Board has approved an applicant is eligible to take the exam exams are open book the required passing score is 70% or higher.
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Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
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Official sources and verification (11)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
journeyman apprenticeship completion includes 8000 hours legally obtained practical experience and 576 hours of related instruction/education.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Required four years licensed journeyman experience; per ARM 24.141.515 a maximum of 4000 hours may be residential in nature, the remaining balance must be commercial and supervised/signed off by a master responsible for an unlimited electrical contractor. Completion of a bachelor program in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university, and 2000 hours of practical experience legally obtained. To legally obtain practical hours, completion of a master level apprenticeship is required.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Electrical exams are administered by PSI. Once the Board has approved an applicant is eligible to take the exam exams are open book the required passing score is 70% or higher.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Continuing education for bi-annual renewal must meet; ARM 24.141.2102; sixteen hours of NEC code education (relative to current adopted code) completed on or before July 15 (renewal deadline) in even numbered years.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Each active licensee is required to complete 16 hours of continuing education each renewal period.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Individual licensed electricians must work for a licensed electrical contractor. A journeyman licensee is eligible to be the responsible electrician for a limited residential electrical contractor.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
A master licensee must be the responsible electrician for an unlimited electrical contractor. the required passing score is 75% or higher.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Newly licensed graduates of approved apprenticeship programs are exempt from CE requirements for their first renewal.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
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